Comments on: The Raid Arrayhttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/ Michael W. Geoghegan's WeblogSun, 11 Jan 2015 02:46:57 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: RAID 0 Back Up and Running at MWGbloghttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-123415 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:51:20 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-123415[…] Two years ago I experimented with an external RAID array made up of two disks. A few months later I built a second and combined them for an external 1.2 TB RAID 0 array. I built it mainly as a fun project and for video editing and as an audio scratch disk, though I now also use it for my EYE TV recording and to store all my miscellaneous media. Of course, I back it all up to a separate 1.0TB external FW800 drive. RAID 0 can be a bit risky… It is kind of like cars, the horsepower and speed are awesome. Once you get one, it is hard to go back. […] ]]>By: Michaelhttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8898 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:40:42 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8898If you look at the top picture of the empty enclosure you will see two flanges that run parallel to the top and bottom of the enclosure. They have a horizontal orientation in the picture above. The holes and slot on those flanges are used to secure the drive from the underside. At least that is how I remember it.

Hope that helps.

]]>By: Petehttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8897 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:08:38 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8897How did you get the first drive secured into the enclosure? I was only able to get the second drive secured with the screws. I couldn’t find anyway to physically mount the first drive. I left it sitting on its side. ]]>By: Suehttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8504 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:41:50 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8504Thanks for both of your answers. I do have two internal 400GB SATA disks, but am using them separately and then also (2) 140 GB, (1) 100 GB external firewire hard disks for backup- so I am really looking for an additional 1 TB. I have to dump about 30 hours of digital video somewhere and it’s amazing how fast the space goes. I was looking at the Lacie Biggest F800 1 TB Raid 0 or 5 but if an external SATA drive is considerably faster I’d go that route. The F800 transfer rate is up to 55MB/sec so it would seem Michael’s setup is considerably faster. ]]>By: Michaelhttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8503 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:14:01 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8503Sue,

I set this up more as an experiment than anything else. Charlie is right, SATA is the way to go for speed, performance and flexibility. There are also number of solutions for mounting the drives internally. I went with RAID 0 because I was interested in speed. I have come close to adding a second enclosure with two more drives on many occassions.

I can say that the drives have performed flawlessly and I am very satisfied with the setup. I am sure that there are some industrial stregth steups for people who make their living editing video etc., but this particular setup has worked well for me.

]]>By: Charliehttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8496 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:52:19 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8496Sue: A SATA/PCI disk array will have far better performance and flexibility than any Firewire setup on the G5. If you’re just looking for the one TB, might I suggest two 500GB SATA drives in the internal drive bays, and an external enclosure for backups? ]]>By: Suehttp://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8397 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:53:16 +0000http://mwgblog.com/archives/2006/03/15/the-raid-array/#comment-8397I’m setting up my DV editing setup and am currently using a Powermac G5 2.5 DP with FCP. I’ve been shopping for a RAID array to digitize all my tape to and can’t determine whether to go the firewire or SATA + PCI card route. Is SATA that much faster? Looking to get about a Terrabyte of space. Also, do I need RAID 5? Any thoughts on software RAID setups? Sorry for all the questions but it is hard sorting through all the options. Was it hard figuring out the drive installation? ]]>